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When: May 10th, 8:00 AM IST Where: Moda Center, Portland Watch: ESPN The Denver Nuggets’ perspective The Denver Nuggets are in the second round of the playoffs for the first time in a decade. They have been very dominant in this round, unlike in the previous round against the San Antonio Spurs where they just about scraped through in seven games. They have a well-balanced roster that can really go all the way this season....

The Rockets are coming off a 92-76 loss to the Toronto Raptors, while the Orlando Magic also lost their last Summer League game, going down 84-94 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Match Details Fixture - Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets | NBA Las Vegas Summer League 2021. Date & Time - Sunday, August 15th, 8:00 PM ET (Monday, August 16th, 5:30 AM IST). Venue - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV....

With the franchise languishing in the lower echelons of the NBA, the upcoming draft could be key in determining if the team could become competitive yet again. On that note, let us have a look at the top five prospects that the New York Knicks need to pursue during the NBA Draft 2020. NBA Draft 2020: Five prospects the New York Knicks must look to target this year For this list, we have focussed on the prospects who could address the franchise’s primary weaknesses: the point-guard and small forward positions....

While the top prospects in this year’s class like Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr., Jaden Ivey and Shaedon Sharpe did not participate in the combine – which has become the norm over recent years – it left an opening for under-the-radar players to shine on this stage. Who stood out during the measurements and drills on Wednesday? Which players balled out in the scrimmages on Thursday and Friday?...

Indeed, freshmen will dominate the 2017 NBA Draft. Sporting News’ latest NBA Draft big board has 18 players from the 2016 high school recruiting class in its NBA Draft Top 30, a ridiculously high number that accentuates how incredibly talented this group. But freshmen won’t be the only players drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft. And some players on the upperclass level have stepped up in order to keep pace with the dominance of the new kids on the block....

Though scouts put in work throughout the season to analyze players, more eyes than ever are on a smaller group of players during the NCAA Tournament. Shining on college basketball’s biggest stage can be worth a lot of money as a result, even as a player rising 10-plus slots because of a four- to six-game sample does not happen as frequently now as in the past. MORE: Sporting News’ first 2016 NBA mock draft...

Each year, fans wait in anticipation as commissioner Adam Silver reads out the latest members of their teams. As Thursday nears, tickets are becoming harder to find as the Brooklyn, New York, arena gets more filled out. The Sporting News can help with the search to find the best way to purchase tickets for the draft. MORE: Buy 2022 NBA Draft tickets with TicketSmarter Looking to join the crowd at the Barclays Center for the 2022 NBA Draft?...

Peter Moore, head of EA Sports, felt that with all of the negative fan reactions the game had been receiving, that delaying it would be the best thing to ensure delivery of a solid product saying: I know what you are thinking. If EA delays Elite into 2011, how will gamers get to experience the epic trifecta that is the Bosh, Wade, James Connection? Well, there are two options. Owners of NBA Live 10, the franchise that became Elite, will receive an update that will include all of the roster changes....

The Game 6 point spread is line with Game 4’s closing number. Golden State was bet from -2 to -5 for that contest and went on to cash in a 103-82 rout. The Warriors took a 3-2 series lead with a 104-91 win at home over the Cavaliers on Sunday night. While Game 5 was tight most of the way, Golden State stretched its lead late in the fourth quarter and covered as 9-point favorites....

Indiana enters the offseason with at least $43 million in cap space and general manager Kevin Pritchard told reporters Wednesday the team plans to be “super aggressive” in free agency. “We’ll go after ’em,” Pritchard said at a press conference. “We’ll make the pitches. We’re not afraid.” Pritchard said the team’s strategy is to “think big.” “It may happen, it may not happen,” Pritchard said. “One thing we believe very strongly in is that once you sign with us we’ll do our best to make you feel comfortable here and we’ll do that with our daily actions....

Sacramento is “prioritizing a center in the free-agent marketplace” this summer, according to a report from The Athletic, which cites unidentified league sources. The Kings have already shown interest in Nikola Vucevic, according to an earlier report from Arizona Sports 98.7FM. Vucevic, who has spent the last seven seasons with the Magic, averaged a career-high 20.8 points, along with 12 rebounds, and made the All-Star team for the first time in 2018-19....

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to pick up a second star in Anthony Davis, whereas Russell Westbrook and James Harden will re-unite in Houston after the pair previously linked up in Oklahoma City. All this makes for a fascinating season, and further trades are likely to happen in the weeks leading up to the new campaign. So, with plenty going on around the league, here is all the latest news and rumors you need to know for August 15th....

Lou Williams was among the players who shouldered the blame for the outcome of the LA Clippers’ series against the Denver Nuggets. He opined that the team had all the necessary pieces to win an NBA ring, but the chemistry wasn’t there. And now, details of an unruly incident have emerged that also point towards the same. NBA News Update: LA Clippers duo Paul George and Montrezl Harrell have a heated moment As reported by Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, a heated exchange took place between Paul George and Montrezl Harrell during a timeout in LA Clippers’ Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets....

Bookmakers have adjusted to the Heat's Game 3 loss, with the expectation Miami will bounce back in Game 4. Miami was -1 on Saturday night but are being asked to lay just 2.5 points tonight. The Linemakers’ lean: When the barrage of three-pointers came raining down on the Heat in Game 3, it seemed like they gave up mentally and started just standing around. They got crushed on the boards (43-27) and were out-hustled in all facets, yet turned the ball over only 10 times....

MORE: Drake disses Jay-Z | Ujiri: F*** Brooklyn | Playoff previews: East | West Pacers-Hawks 9:25 pm : I took a break because Indiana had become too depressing. In all seriousness, this team could be in trouble. Only weeks ago, the Hawks were mulling whether it even benefitted them to make the NBA playoffs. Now, here they are handing the No. 1 seed a beating for the second time. This just doesn’t happen to teams who compete for the best record in the league....

Amir Johnson scored 16 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 as the Raptors rebounded from a 94-87 loss in Game 1. Patrick Patterson had 12 points and Greivis Vasquez finished with 11. FIRST ROUND PHOTOS: Eastern Conference | Western Conference Joe Johnson scored 18 points, Deron Williams had 15 and Mirza Teletovic 14 for the Nets, who will host Game 3 on Friday night. Hampered by foul trouble throughout the game, Brooklyn's Paul Pierce went 2 for 11 from the field, including 0 for 6 from 3-point range....

The Pacers suffered a demoralizing loss at home in Game 3 against the Cavs and are on the verge of getting swept. The Bucks destroyed the Raptors to take a 2-1 lead in the East’s 3-6 matchup. As for the late game, the Grizzlies fought back in Game 3 for their first win of the series, but the Spurs still hold a 2-1 advantage. MORE: 14 worst choke-jobs in NBA playoff history...

The four-time All-Star was sensational Thursday as the Spurs raced to a 120-103 victory at the AT&T Center to tie the series at 3-3. DeRozan finished with 25 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, scoring 12 points in the third quarter and adding another six in the last. The Nuggets had the best regular-season home record at 34-7 but lost Game 1 at the Pepsi Center, and DeRozan says the Spurs must drown out a partisan home crowd Saturday....

The Rockets were 2-0 down in the best-of-seven series heading into Saturday’s meeting at Toyota Center but halved that deficit with Harden predictably influential. The reigning NBA MVP contributed 41 points as the Rockets prevailed 126-121 in overtime, the guard’s haul including the game-sealing basket with less than 30 seconds of the additional period remaining. And Harden, speaking to ESPN after the game, revealed his mentality as the contest reached its crunch conclusion....

The soon-to-be-40-year-old Ginobili, a free agent who was expected to retire following the 2016-17 NBA season, is finalizing a contract to return to the Spurs, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. MORE: NBA free agency winners and losers Ginobili played for the Spurs last season on a one-year, $14 million contract. He has spent all 15 years of his NBA career in San Antonio, where he has averaged 13.6 points per game in his career and been a member of four championship teams....